Little Things As Other-Worldly Moments

Enough little things can add up to big things. In the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination, anything I might say has already been said. I grieve for what’s become of our nation, and I hope for what might be. That said, these days I am left to see life and death from a minute point of view.
 
Since Kim came home from the hospital in late July and recovered from the sepsis and other things that were taking her down, she has been stable and somewhat functional through August and early September, though her frailty, weakness, and pain are increasing.
 
We gave up going on vacation, going on trips, and taking big adventures. The days she’s had enough energy, we’ve relished watching the sunset over the ocean, driving through the mountains, eating at nice restaurants, and pushing her wheelchair around our little lake.
 
In the face of life and death, the little things can be profoundly meaningful and memorable. It’s been a revelation to me. I’ve always had an eye for what is often unseen or unappreciated, but not as I do—and have to do—now.
 
Having only the little things, I’ve experienced how they can become infused with the presence of God. And having them with the most important person in my life, who is fading, they can become other-worldly moments captured in time, held in the presence of God, and suspended in eternity.
 
Whether you’re facing hardship or not, the little things can always be meaningful and memorable. We just have to allow opportunity in our thinking and feeling and choose to be aware of them. And these opportunities are everywhere. God is also everywhere, whether in creation or in our midst.
 
When we practice that appreciation and practice the presence of God—especially when we don’t have to but choose to do so anyway—common, ordinary life becomes so much more.
 
I encourage you to take a fresh look at your ordinary life—things you do; people you’re with; the world you live in, especially the small overlooked aspects of nature. God has given us his presence and a tremendous ability to see and experience much more in them than we normally would.
 
What do you see and experience?